Good Morning to the entire AccessIndia family. Hello! My name is Saaqib Mahmood, and I'm a visually impaired (i.e. partially sighted) student of mathematics, with an MPhil degree in the field and working as an assistant professor at a government college. During my college and university studies in mathematics (and computer science), I have been at a particular disadvantage dut to my inability because of my eyesight problem to see the board while in the class.
Accordingly, throughout my college and university (i.e. Intermediate, Bachelor's, Master's, and MPhil) years, the tutorial offered by the institution had very little use for me since in mathematics classes most of the times content is taught through writing on the board and pointing to the stuff written on the board. So I had to put in extra effort poring over books and running after the teachers, when they could be available, for explanation / clarification in the material. Just a few minutes ago, while searching for information on a braille-editing software called BrailleZephyr, I've stumbled upon the VisioBook: Portable Electronic Magnifier and Distance Viewer from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), Inc. Here is the link to the APH page containing information on the VisioBook. https://tech.aph.org/vb_info.htm Now my question is, is there any low vision person over here who has either personally used this product or knows someone else who has used it. If so, then I would like to know as to how effective this device is in enabling the user to view objects --- especially the characters and symbols in medium to large fonts written on the board in a classroom --- from distances of, say, three to four feet. If possible, please leave a WhatsApp number so I can contact you to hear from you about your personal experience of the device. Regards. Sincerely, Saaqib Mahmood, Abbottabad (to be read as Abbott Aubaud) North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
